Faucet.



'I'. W. BURT.

FAUGBT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNI; 1s, 1911.

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FAUGET.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 13, 1911.

1,935,446', I Patented Aug. 20, 1912.

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TOWNSEND W. BURT, OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK.

FAUCET.

Application led .Tune 13, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1912.

Serial No. 632,991. i

To all wko/mI may concern:

Be it known that I, TowNsEND W. BURT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hempstead, in the county of Nassau and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Faucet, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in faucets.

lVith these and other objects in view, the` invention consists in theconstruction and,

novel. combination of parts hereinafter, fully described, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims heretoappended; it being understood that various changes in the form,propertion, size and minor details of construction,

. within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departingfrom Vthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings z--Figure 1 is a side ele-v vation of a faucet,constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig.` 2 is a cen* trallongitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 8 is a horizontalsectional View on the line 3--34 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a simila-r view fon the line 4-4 of 2. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the hollowvalve plunger. Fig. 6 is a side elevation, the faucet being arranged asa float valve and the tank being in section. Fig. 7 is a plan Iview ofthe same. Fig. 8 is avertical sectional view,

the valve being' mounted at the bottom of x the tank,

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.`

In lthe accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the preferredembodiment of thel invention, the faucet comprises in its constructionan approximately L-sliaped barrel. or body l, having the terminals 2 ofits horizontal branch threaded and provided with a polygonalwrench-receiving portion 3 to enable the faucet to be readily connectedwith a water pipe or other supply. The vertical arm or branch of thebarrel of the faucet is provided with a cylindrical enlargement 4,having a valve seat- 5 at its upper end and receiving a hollow slidablevalve plunger 6, openl at its lower end 7 to form an outlet or nozzleand provided with an upper horizontal `end wall 8,

which supports a washer 9. The ywasher 9 co-acts with the valve seat,and it is carriedinto engagement with the same by the sliding movementof the hollow plunger.

The washer 9 i's secured tothe upper end of the plunger by a screw 10,or other suitable means, a-nd in order to positively prevent the plungerfrom rotating in its sliding, movement, it is provided in its outer facewith a vertical groove 11, extending downwardly from the top of theplunger and receiving a. stud or projection l2 of thebarrel or body ,ofthe faucet. The stud er projection 12, which may'consist lof aV in, isarranged horizontally and projects rom the inner face of the annularenlarge- .m'ent 4, which forms a valve chamber. Any other suitable meansmay be employed for positively holding the plunger against ro? tarymovement, b ut such means may be omitted, .as the plunger actua-tingmechanism hereinafter described, urotates around the plunger andimpartsonly an inward or 4 vertical sliding movement to `the same inorder to press the' washer tightly against the valve seatgwithoutgrinding or breaking 'l the washer.. vThe plunger'is provided atopposite sides of its top portion with open! ings 13, forming'lateraloutlets for the water, or other liquid and vpermitting thel .same to lowthrough the top portion of l the plunger into the interior of the latterwhen the valve is open. The plunger `is also provided at the top withlaterally eir-l tending horizontally disposed lugs orl portions 14,having rounded outer facesf and adapted to bear against the interior ofthe cylindrical portion 4 of the barrel or body. The lower reducedportion or end 7 of the plunger forms an annular shoulder 15, which isengaged by an inwardly extending `annular flange 16 of a nut 17, havinglnterior screw threads 18, which engage corresponding eXterio'r screwthreads 19 'of the cylindrical portion of the barrel or bodyv The nut isadapted to rotate on the cylindrical portion 4, and is caused to moveupwardly and downwardly when rotated. and it thereby actuates the hollowplungeil to close the valve and releases the hollow plunger to permitthe same to open by gravity` when the parts are arranged in a vertical yposition, or by water pressure when the upper edge ofvthe nut, andthecollar or plunger is arranged in a horizontal position. The nut isequipped with an operating handle 20, formed Yintegral with a collar orring 2l,whi ch is provided with an interior recess 22 to receive theupper portion of the nut. The recess 22 forms an upper interior wall orshoulder 23, which fits against the ring is clamped on thenut by meansof a screw 24, which connects opposite resilient portions 25 of the-handle 20. The inner portion of the handle 20 is provided with alongitudinal slot or kerf 26, and the portions 25 at opposite sidesythereof have sufficient resiliency toenable the ring to be sccurelyclamped on lthe nut by the screw 24, which engages a threaded opening inone of the portions 25 Iof the' handle. The

handle is also providedwith `an-upwardly extending lug 27, adapted toyengage with a stop 28, consisting of at the upper vend ofthe-cylindrical .portion 4, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings. The handle is adjustable. on --the' 15, and the plunger isprovided above the threads adjacent to the shoulder with a smoothportion 31, adaptedto permit free rotary movement ofthe nut yon theplunger, and the coupling -30 is spaced from the nut so as not tointerfere with the-free rotary movement of the said nut -on the plunger.

The coupling 30 consists of a tubular. member or sleeve provided withinterior threads 32 to engage the threads 29 of the plunger and havingexterior threads 33 to receive a hose (not shown). v

The upper end4 of the coupling sleeve 30 is spaced from the shoulder 15of the plunger, and the inwardly extending iange 16 of the nut operatesbetween the shoulder l5v and the coupling sleeve and engages the same topositively move the plunger upwardly and downwardly.

The faucet may be employed for various a lug or projection.

| purposes, and it can be advantageously l used as a float valve for aHush tank by simply connecting a float 34 with the arm 21) by means of arod 35, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings. As shown inFigs. 6 and 7 of the drawings, the faucet the upper edge of a fiush tank36, and it is preferably provided with an annular enlargement 37,havingV an attaching flange or portion 38 at the bottom.f The"att-aching rat-ions for the reception of screws, or other suitablefastening devices for securing the faucet to the uppe'r'edge of theiush' tank 36. When the faucet 1s arranged in'this position, the plungeris designed to` be -form of an elbow 39, having'a downwardly @extendingarm or branch for directing the ,water into the ush tank.` The faucetmay also be mounted 'an uprightposition at the bottom of a i'ush' tank40, and -its threaded end is screwed into an upper enlarged `portion 41of a vertical'tubular memberv 42, extending through the bottom 43 of thetank and secured to the same by a nut 44, the bottom of the tank beingclamped between the nut and the shoulder formed by the enlarged portion41. The lower portion of .the tubular member is threaded to receive thenut-44 and also to receive a union 45 for connecting a water pipe 46with the tubular member.

When the faucet is arranged, as shown in Fig. 8,V the elbow 39 isarranged to direct the water downward into the tank, and the scribedwith the handle of the nut.V The raising and lowering ofthe floatthrough the action of the water rotates the nut and operates the pluner.

No claim is ma e in the present application tothe iioat actuated meansfor operating the plunger.-

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

. '1. A faucet of the class `described inand provided with anexteriorly' threaded portion, a plunger slidable within the bodythreads, a nut arranged on the threaded 'portion' of the body' andprovided with an inwardly extending flange, and a coupling sleevearranged on the reduced threaded portion of the plunger and spaced fromthe said shoulder, the inwardly extending flange of the nut operatingbetween the shoulder of the plunger and the coupling sleeve and arrangedto engage the same to positively move the plunger upwardly ordownwardly.

2. A faucet of the class described incluatlange or portion 38 isprovided with perfofloat is-connected in the manner before de-` |cludinga body having an interior valve seat may be arranged in a horizontalposition at equipped with a tubular member. in the' and having a reducedouter portion forming a shoulder and having exterior screw ing a bodyhaving an interior valve seat and provided with an exteriorly threadedportion, said body being also provided with an exterior stop, a plun erslidable in the body, a nut arranged on t e threaded portion of the bodyand engaging and actuating the plunger, and a handle having a collaradjustably mounted on the nut and provided with a projectionarranged toengage with the stop for limiting the rotation of the nut.4

3. A faucet ofthe class described including a body having an interiorvalve seat and provided with an exterior-ly threaded portion, said bodybeing also provided with an exterior stop, a plunger slidable in thebody, a nut arranged on the threaded portion of the body and engagingand actuating the plunger, a handle split longitudinally at its innerend to rovide resilient ortions, a collar formed integral with the andleand arranged on the nut and provided with means for engaging the stop,and a screw connecting the resilient portions of the handle for causingthe collar to adjustably clamp the nut.

4. A faucet of the class described including a body having an interiorvalve seat and provided with an exteriorly threaded portion, a plungerslidable within the body and having means for holding a washer inposition to co-act with they valve seat and provided with a reducedouter portion forming a shoulder and having exterior screw threads, anut arranged on the threaded portion of the body and provided with aninwardly extending flange, an operating arm connected with the nut, andan interiorly threaded member arranged on the reduced threaded portionof the plunger and spaced from the said shoulder, the inwardly extendingiange of the nut operating1 between the shoulder of the plunger an thesaid interiorly threaded member and arranged to engage the same topositively move the plunger inwardly'lor outwardly.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto ailixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

TOWNSEND W. BURT. Witnesses:

Sims A. WILLIAMs,- AUBREY Soran.

